JUDY WOODRUFF: But, first, as the year comes to an end, we thought it would be a good idea to take stock and look back at America’s diplomatic accomplishments and setbacks of 2015.
It was another bloody year across the Middle East, in Afghanistan and on the African continent. The Syrian civil war entered its fourth year, and, in September, Russia intervened to support Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad with airstrikes that mostly hit rebels backed by the U.S. and its allies.
Meanwhile, Iraqi government troops joined with Kurdish forces, and with U.S. ground and air support, …read more
Source: PBS
